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Maternal Mortality Rate by Country

Nigeria has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate in 2023 (993 per 100k births), followed by Chad (748 per 100k births). Belarus and Norway tie for the lowest (1 per 100k births).

Health194 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jan 3, 2025Original page
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Maternal Mortality RateBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Maternal Mortality Rate, 2023

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 194 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
47 per 100k births
Middle half 11 per 100k births – 154 per 100k births
Average
116 per 100k births
194 countries
Lowest (best)
1 per 100k births
Belarus
Highest (worst)
993 per 100k births
Nigeria

Over time · 2000–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Belarus
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Australia
  • Israel

Data

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194 countries · # = rank by Maternal Mortality Rate
#
1Belarus1 per 100k births
1Norway1 per 100k births
3Poland2 per 100k births
3Australia2 per 100k births
3Israel2 per 100k births
6Japan3 per 100k births
6Spain3 per 100k births
6United Arab Emirates3 per 100k births
6Czechia3 per 100k births
6Croatia3 per 100k births
6Slovenia3 per 100k births
6North Macedonia3 per 100k births
6Iceland3 per 100k births
14Germany4 per 100k births
14South Korea4 per 100k births
14Netherlands4 per 100k births
14Belgium4 per 100k births
14Sweden4 per 100k births
14Denmark4 per 100k births
14Slovakia4 per 100k births
14Ireland4 per 100k births
14Qatar4 per 100k births
23Greece5 per 100k births
23Switzerland5 per 100k births
23Turkmenistan5 per 100k births
23Estonia5 per 100k births
23Monaco5 per 100k births
28Italy6 per 100k births
28Austria6 per 100k births
28Bulgaria6 per 100k births
28Singapore6 per 100k births
28Bosnia and Herzegovina6 per 100k births
28Montenegro6 per 100k births
34France7 per 100k births
34Saudi Arabia7 per 100k births
34New Zealand7 per 100k births
34Albania7 per 100k births
38United Kingdom8 per 100k births
38Finland8 per 100k births
38Kuwait8 per 100k births
38Lithuania8 per 100k births
38Malta8 per 100k births
38San Marino8 per 100k births
44Russia9 per 100k births
45Kazakhstan10 per 100k births
45Chile10 per 100k births
47Serbia11 per 100k births
47Puerto Rico11 per 100k births
47Luxembourg11 per 100k births
47Andorra11 per 100k births
51Canada12 per 100k births
51Romania12 per 100k births
51Hungary12 per 100k births
54Oman13 per 100k births
55Tajikistan14 per 100k births
55Cyprus14 per 100k births
57Turkey15 per 100k births
57Ukraine15 per 100k births
57Portugal15 per 100k births
57Lebanon15 per 100k births
57Uruguay15 per 100k births
62China16 per 100k births
62Iran16 per 100k births
62Palestine16 per 100k births
65United States17 per 100k births
65Egypt17 per 100k births
65Bahrain17 per 100k births
68Sri Lanka18 per 100k births
68Azerbaijan18 per 100k births
70Moldova19 per 100k births
70Armenia19 per 100k births
70Latvia19 per 100k births
73Syria20 per 100k births
73Georgia20 per 100k births
75Costa Rica24 per 100k births
76Uzbekistan26 per 100k births
76Malaysia26 per 100k births
78Fiji30 per 100k births
79Jordan31 per 100k births
80Maldives32 per 100k births
81Argentina33 per 100k births
82Thailand34 per 100k births
83Cuba35 per 100k births
83Barbados35 per 100k births
83Antigua and Barbuda35 per 100k births
86Tunisia36 per 100k births
86Brunei36 per 100k births
86Dominica36 per 100k births
89Panama37 per 100k births
90El Salvador39 per 100k births
91Cape Verde40 per 100k births
92Mongolia41 per 100k births
93Mexico42 per 100k births
93Kyrgyzstan42 per 100k births
93Seychelles42 per 100k births
96Saint Lucia44 per 100k births
97Honduras47 per 100k births
97Bhutan47 per 100k births
99Vietnam48 per 100k births
99Grenada48 per 100k births
101Peru51 per 100k births
102Trinidad and Tobago54 per 100k births
103Ecuador55 per 100k births
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56 per 100k births
105Paraguay58 per 100k births
106Colombia59 per 100k births
106Libya59 per 100k births
108Nicaragua60 per 100k births
109Algeria62 per 100k births
110Iraq66 per 100k births
110Mauritius66 per 100k births
112Brazil67 per 100k births
112North Korea67 per 100k births
112Belize67 per 100k births
112Tonga67 per 100k births
116Morocco70 per 100k births
117Saint Kitts and Nevis74 per 100k births
118Guyana75 per 100k births
118Sao Tome and Principe75 per 100k births
120Bahamas76 per 100k births
121India80 per 100k births
121Kiribati80 per 100k births
123Philippines84 per 100k births
123Suriname84 per 100k births
125Zambia85 per 100k births
126Palau89 per 100k births
127Guatemala94 per 100k births
128Mozambique99 per 100k births
129Vanuatu100 per 100k births
130Samoa101 per 100k births
131Laos112 per 100k births
132Bangladesh115 per 100k births
133South Africa118 per 100k births
133Yemen118 per 100k births
133Eswatini118 per 100k births
136Solomon Islands123 per 100k births
137Dominican Republic124 per 100k births
138Micronesia129 per 100k births
139Jamaica130 per 100k births
140Cambodia137 per 100k births
141Namibia139 per 100k births
142Indonesia140 per 100k births
143Nepal142 per 100k births
144Bolivia146 per 100k births
145Kenya149 per 100k births
146Pakistan155 per 100k births
146Botswana155 per 100k births
146Marshall Islands155 per 100k births
149Djibouti162 per 100k births
150Uganda170 per 100k births
150Tuvalu170 per 100k births
152Equatorial Guinea174 per 100k births
153Comoros179 per 100k births
154Angola183 per 100k births
155Myanmar185 per 100k births
156Papua New Guinea189 per 100k births
157Timor-Leste192 per 100k births
158Ethiopia195 per 100k births
159Malawi225 per 100k births
160Venezuela227 per 100k births
161Rwanda229 per 100k births
162Gabon233 per 100k births
163Ghana234 per 100k births
164Senegal237 per 100k births
165Republic of the Congo241 per 100k births
166Burkina Faso242 per 100k births
167Sudan256 per 100k births
168Cameroon258 per 100k births
169Nauru273 per 100k births
170Tanzania276 per 100k births
171Eritrea291 per 100k births
172Haiti328 per 100k births
173Togo349 per 100k births
174Niger350 per 100k births
175Sierra Leone354 per 100k births
175Gambia354 per 100k births
177Zimbabwe358 per 100k births
178Ivory Coast359 per 100k births
179Mali367 per 100k births
180Mauritania381 per 100k births
181Burundi392 per 100k births
182DR Congo427 per 100k births
183Madagascar445 per 100k births
184Lesotho478 per 100k births
185Guinea494 per 100k births
186Guinea-Bissau505 per 100k births
187Benin518 per 100k births
188Afghanistan521 per 100k births
189Somalia563 per 100k births
190Liberia628 per 100k births
191South Sudan692 per 100k births
191Central African Republic692 per 100k births
193Chad748 per 100k births
194Nigeria993 per 100k births

What correlates with Maternal Mortality Rate (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,410 other country metrics sharing at least 117 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Maternal Mortality Rate tend to score higher on these

  1. Maternal MortalityMost Dangerous Countries for Women
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 194
    Plot
  2. Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 193
    Plot
  3. Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 192
    Plot
  4. Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  5. Still Birth RateStillbirth Rates by Country
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 193
    Plot
  6. Infant Mortality Rate CIAInfant Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 194
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Maternal Mortality Rate tend to score lower on these

  1. LPI Health ScoreBest Healthcare in the World
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  2. Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 172
    Plot
  3. GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  4. Female Life Expectancy WBLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  5. Female Life Expectancy UNLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 194
    Plot
  6. Nutrition & Medical CareSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 172
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate?
Nigeria has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate in 2023, at 993 per 100k births, followed by Chad (748 per 100k births).
Which countries have the lowest Maternal Mortality Rate?
Belarus and Norway tie for the lowest Maternal Mortality Rate in 2023, at 1 per 100k births.
What is the median Maternal Mortality Rate across countries?
The median is 47 per 100k births across the 194 countries with data in 2023.
Where does the Maternal Mortality Rate by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Maternal mortality - UNICEF; Maternal mortality ratio - World Bank.

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